[Effective strategies for empowerment of experts staff in health deputy of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Iran, 2005]

The most valuable resource in every organization is its employees. Organization mobility depends on its staff empowerment. The aim of this study was to recognize and determine the priority of empowerment strategies in experts staff in health deputy in Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences in 2005. In a descriptive and analytical study, in 2005, all experts staff in provincial health center and health networks in 6 districts [approximately 210 persons] were introduced in this study. Need assessment questionnaires with 60 questions adjusted by Likrett indices were designed by surveyor. Data was collected and its suitability of factor analysis was confirmed by Bartlet test and Kaiser, Mayer, Olkin [KMO] test of sampling adequacy. Finally, 60 variables included 5 factors were selected and factor analysis was done by Varimax Yolling method. According to variables, factors and condition of each factor, 5 strategies were determined: 1-Liberty in job activities [42.25%], 2-Effective management of man power resources [5.99%], 3-Motivation [5.07%], 4-Self management [3.71%], 5-Development of organizational learning [2.84%]. There was a statistical relationship between expert's ideas about 5[th] strategy [development of organizational learning] and job location [P<0.01], between 2nd strategy [effective management of man power resources and age [P<0.01, r=0.19], between 5[th] strategy [development of organizational learning] and age [P<0.05, r=0.18]. The main strategies for health expert's empowerment are liberty in job activities and effective management of man power resources, motivation, self management and development of organizational learning. In point of view of older and more experts' staff development of organizational learning is more effective in organization development

[Effect of Ramadan fasting on physiologic myopia]

Simple myopia is one of the most common ocular abnormalities. Diet is amongst the factors that affect on myopia. Therefore, this study was aimed to evaluate the effect of Ramadan fasting on physiologic myopia. This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on a total of 61 individuals [122 eyes]. The subjects were male myopic with simple myopia ranged 0.50 to -8D, aged 22-50 years. The refraction of their eyes was examined before and after Ramadan [3-4 days after Ramadan] using cycloplegic refraction. At the end of fasting month, the same examination was administrated and the findings obtained were compared using t test. The mean age of the patients was 31.20 +/- 11.24 [ranged 22-50 years]. Visual intensity of the patients was 20.20. The mean of refraction deficiency of the individuals before and after the fasting was -3.21 +/- 2.80 and -3.16 +/- 3.00 D [P>0.05]. Fasting has no effect on myopia in the male individuals aged above 23 years